H.Res. 1540 · 111th Congress
Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director…
Full title
Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations and other criminal groups operating on Federal lands.
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9 cosponsors · 2 D, 7 R
6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jul 20, 2010
- House Passed Dec 8, 2010 400–4
Declares that drug trafficking organizations cultivating illicit marijuana on federal lands in the United States pose an unacceptable threat to law enforcement and to the public.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Dec 8, 2010
Declares that drug trafficking organizations cultivating illicit marijuana on federal lands in the United States pose an unacceptable threat to law enforcement and to the public.
Affirms that it is the federal government's responsibility to confront such threat.
Calls upon the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to work with federal and state agencies to develop a strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations operating on federal lands.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations and other criminal groups operating on Federal lands.
Latest action (Dec 8, 2010): The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 20, 2010
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- House Introduced Jul 20, 2010
- House Passed Dec 8, 2010 400–4
Final vote · House · Dec 8, 2010
Adoption (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi